overnight
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All 12 economists surveyed last week by The Wall Street Journal predict the Bank of Canada will hold its target for the overnight steady for a seventh straight decision, at 2.25%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Further heavy rain was forecast overnight from Monday into Tuesday, bringing an elevated risk of additional flash flooding to the area.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
It’s not natural or reasonable to expect a person’s job to change overnight.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
I don’t really know when it began to happen, but all of a sudden, seemingly overnight, friends I knew were forcing me to accompany them to search for packs of Pokémon cards.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
He could find no improvement with overnight analysis, and upon resumption he was forced to continue seeking what looked like a draw.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Nobody imagined using Wi-Fi to livestream Thursday Night Football from a multinational tech conglomerate that also overnights toilet paper and garden gnomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Elegant, clutter-free and homey, the condominium is a calm place to come home to after working long shifts, including overnights, at Children’s Hospital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
Stays at Swiss five-star hotels make up around 8% of all overnights, but the guests in them contribute at least 25% of Switzerland's total revenue from tourism.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
“I travel and camp in the backcountry year round and this includes overnights when the temperature dips to -20ºF,” she wrote via email.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
The chosen ones returned from restaurant meals and overnights hand in hand with their new “mom” and “dad.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
The elder Hou had declined via text to come visit his son and grandchildren at their Las Vegas residence on his birthday, so Wen Hou overnighted him a traditional gift of handmade Chinese noodles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
The pastries look as if they were overnighted from Paris, even as the signature breakfast sandwich — a biscuit with fried chicken, pimento cheese and hot honey — showcases Southern cuisine.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Of the affected voters, a lawyer for the county told the court that 585 had already been overnighted a ballot or had canceled their absentee ballot and voted early.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2022
Mr. Budowich said the committee overnighted a formal letter alerting him to the subpoena which arrived at his residence in California on Dec. 22.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
She occasionally overnighted about an hour outside Detroit with Judy Chiodo, a fellow Trump rally-trotter, rather than drive all the way home to Sault Ste. Marie.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2021
The men in separate canoes were returning to shore after overnighting on the lake’s Deer Island.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Since then, he’s been a fixture in Madrona, overnighting on metal bus benches that were impossibly small for his big frame, then lugging his bags up and down the hills.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
My friend’s mom notably wrangled our gang of overnighting 20-somethings with the imperturbable grace of a seasoned host.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2021
He has cleaned up and repaired its body, added performance and suspension upgrades and even outfitted the inside for overnighting.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
Sometimes he travelled closer to the city, overnighting in places like the Merri Creek reserve.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
